Cost of living comparison

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Zilina vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Zilina is 33.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 33.1% more in Zilina
Groceries
pay 44.0% more in Zilina
Transportation
pay 37.9% more in Zilina
Housing
pay 73.2% more in Zilina
Childcare
pay 35.9% less in Zilina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.2% less in Zilina
Clothing
pay 25.0% less in Zilina

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Zilina are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zilina.

Zilina vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zilina instead of Quito, you would:

pay 33.1% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Zilina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$10.08
€9.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$7.84
€7.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$1.72
€1.55

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

 
Quito
Zilina
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$1.38
€1.24
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$6.29
€5.65
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$4.04
€3.62

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

 
Quito
Zilina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$6.74
€6.05
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$22.39
€20.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$26,078.64
€23,396.45

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pay 73.2% more for housing

 
Quito
Zilina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$20.21
€18.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$582.26
€522.38
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$488.95
€438.66

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

 
Quito
Zilina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$407.02
€365.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$6,718.41
€6,027.42

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Zilina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$2.24
€2.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$2.48
€2.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$6.27
€5.63

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

 
Quito
Zilina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$64.38
€57.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$27.99
€25.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$81.97
€73.54

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